D&D Fanzine, some feedback please?

Marasmusine · Mar 30, 2015

Hello all! With the help of the editors at D&D Wiki, I've put together a prototype fanzine for D&D homebrew (it's called "Homebrew"), and I'm looking for feedback before we start proper with Issue 1. Would it be okay to post a link to it? (Or would that be considered spam?)
Thanks.

Edit: Well, no replies, so I'll add the links.

You can see it at Scribd: https://www.scribd.com/doc/260237712/Homebrew-Issue-0/
You can leave feedback, here, or at Scribd, or at the Wiki: http://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/D&D_Wiki_Magazine

Thank-you again.

Marasmusine · Apr 1, 2015

Well, I was expecting something, even if it was just "go away"!

Morrus · Apr 1, 2015

Yeah, it can be frustrating, but over the last decade or so folks have seen hundreds of fanzines launched and disappear (heck, I was responsible fora couple myself!) I guess people just get a bit too used to it and start glossing over them. For what it's worth, this looks like a decent effort!

Marasmusine · Apr 1, 2015

Thankyou for the response! Would this sub-forum be the right place to post a link when we launch issue 1? (Since the contents are all homebrew things)

Nellisir · Apr 2, 2015

It looks better than I expected, but the legality seems dubious (particularly when you start using the terms D&D and Dungeon Master) and it's unprintable.

Marasmusine · Apr 2, 2015

Nellisir said:
It looks better than I expected, but the legality seems dubious (particularly when you start using the terms D&D and Dungeon Master) and it's unprintable.

Thanks, Issue 1 will have a printer-friendly version. For the legalities, I'm treating it under the WotC Fan Site policy. Maybe calling the magazine a "website" is a stretch, but it's a collection of material from a fan site, and it's viewable in a web browser...

Nellisir · Apr 2, 2015

Marasmusine said:
Thanks, Issue 1 will have a printer-friendly version.

Cool.

For the legalities, I'm treating it under the WotC Fan Site policy. Maybe calling the magazine a "website" is a stretch, but it's a collection of material from a fan site, and it's viewable in a web browser...

It's a stretch, but at least you've thought about it.

Marasmusine · Jun 16, 2015

Well I've finally cobbled together issue 1. It can be found at https://www.scribd.com/doc/268815801/Houserule-Issue-1
If you decide to have a look, thank-you for your time, and I look forward to your feedback (either at scribd or at dandwiki.com - my user talk page is here ) B-)

Marasmusine · Jun 18, 2015

The theme for issue 2 is "magic weapons". If you've made a cool magic weapon or a related class, feat, etc. and you don't mind releasing it under a copyleft license, come and visit us at http://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/D&D_Wiki_Magazine/Issue_2
Thankyou!

dazzlerdal · Jun 18, 2015

Nice to see someone else doing a fanzine (I do a Forgotten Realms only one).

It looks very nice and well laid out, the artwork fits nicely as well.

I can't comment on the articles themselves since I have used my own ruleset for over a year now, but overall I'd say its good stuff.

The hard part is keeping it going.